Day 7
This entry was posted on 9/11/2006 12:58 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
We men left this morning to file for our children’s passports and after they came back we took all our kiddo’s to get their passport photos. Avi Joy had to sit on this stool and she cannot sit up or look into the camera and then she started to cry, so we will see how those photo’s come out tomorrow, hehe.
We went to the ‘mall’ its like the market but indoors and air-conditioned. Everything there is beautiful. I am sure Adam is going to have to say no to me a lot because I want to buy all the clothes, shoes, handbags, Avi Joy’s clothes, gifts, earrings, everything is handmade and divine! I am using restraint considering we have to fly home with everything, so nothing breakable.
We did not realize that the Vietnamese people we so into art. There is an art studio or art shop selling originals or prints on every corner even in the rural areas. We took a picture of two men painting, I wanted one of those painting so bad, just stunning, an abstract piece. But we will see.
Ho Chi Minh City is a very popular place to be. There are all nationalities visiting here or living here. We hear all Asian dialects, German, French and many others. At breakfast you just sit at tables with strangers, we sat with a man from France here on business. Adam was in the elevator with an Arab man, Japanese man, Vietnamese woman and a Frenchman. The elevator was overloaded (they are tiny like 4 x 4 feet) so it stopped and one person had to get off.
Tonight we are going to all have dinner together. There is another family from Dillon whose child was in a different province than ours so they just finished and met up with us here. They actually received their referral over 3 years ago, right after receiving the referral of their baby the country closed to re-vamp its program. They have waited for this little gift all this time and never gave up on him. They are a great example to all of us.
One great thing about this new hotel room that we are in is it had internet access. Somehow, were not sure how, we must be close enough to wireless connection thing, so we are sitting in bed checking our email and managing our blog, its wonderful, especially now with a sleeping baby, we don’t have to go to the business office and sit and wait!
Till Tomorrow!
I am still praying for you and I know you will be strong and victorious all the way back home and through your journey of parenthood. You guys are awesome!